Dragonflies and Damselflies of Bennett O. Hughes Memorial Tree Farm 1320 Clay Hammond Rd. Prince Frederick, MD 20678 (410) 535-5327 First List submitted: November 2020 Jason Avery (Project Manager – Dragonflies and Damselflies of Calvert County) Anisoptera Common Name Scientific Name Abundance Flight Period Petaltail Family Petaluridae 1 Grey Petaltail Tachopteryx Thoreyi U May 24 – June 17 Darner Family Aeshnidae 2 Fawn Darner Boyeria vinosa R Jul 26 – Oct 3 3 Swamp Darner Epiaeschna heros U May 4 – Jul 17 4 Cyrano Darner Nasiaeschna pentacantha U May 5 – Jun 17 5 Springtime Darner Basiaeschna janata R Apr 21 – May 5 6 Common Green Darner Anax junius C Mar 29 – Oct 14 Clubtail Family Gomphidae 7 Ashy Clubtail Phanogomphus lividu U Apr 23 – May 4 8 Sable Clubtail Stenogomphurus rogersi R May 10 – Jun 14 9 Laura’s Clubtail Stylurus laurae Williamson R July 16, 2020 (1 record) 10 Dragonhunter Hagenius brevistylus R Jun 16 – Aug 19 Spiketail Family Cordulegastridae 11 Twin-spotted Spiketail Cordulegaster maculata R Apr 23 – May 10 Cruiser Family Macromiidae 12 Stream Cruiser Didymops transversa U Apr 21 – May 10 Emerald Family Corduliidae 13 Mocha Emerald Somatochlora linearis R Jun - Sep 14 Common Baskettail Epitheca cynosura C Apr 1 to Jun 14 Skimmer Family Libellulidae 15 Eastern Pondhawk Erythemis simplicicollis A May 5 – Sep 30 16 Blue Corporal Ladona deplanata A Apr 1 – May 21 17 Spangled Skimmer Libellula cyanea C May 19 – Jul 8 18 Slaty Skimmer Libellula incesta C Jun 4 – Sep 30 19 Widow Skimmer Libellula luctuosa C May 19 – Sep 11 20 Needham’s Skimmer Libellula needhami A May 19 – Oct 14 21 Twelve-spotted Skimmer Libellula pulchella R May 23 – Sep 20 22 Painted Skimmer Libellula semifasciata U May 4 – Sep 11 23 Great Blue Skimmer Libellula vibrans C May 24 – Sep 11 24 Blue Dasher Pachydiplax longipennis A May 19 – Oct 14 25 Common Whitetail Plathemis lydia A Apr 21 – Sep 30 26 Spot-winged Glider Pantala hymenaea C May 21 – Aug 22 27 Wandering Glider Pantala flavescens C May 24 – Sep 11 28 Black Saddlebags Tramea lacerate C May 19 – Sep 11 Damselflies (4) Zygoptera Broad-winged Family Calopterygidae 29 Ebony Jewelwing Calopteryx maculata A Apr - Oct Pond Damsel Family Coenagrionidae 30 Orange Bluet Enallagma signatum U Sep 3 – Oct 11 Forktail Family Ischnura 31 Citrine Forktail Ischnura hastata C Apr 21 – Sep 30 32 Fragile Forktail Ischnura posita A Apr 1 – Nov 25 ADULT ABUNDANCE: (A) = Abundant and conspicuous in appropriate habitat (C) = Common in suitable habitat (U) = Uncommon but present, could easily be missed in suitable habitat (R) = Rare not likely to encounter 2020 Annual Report Date of Issue February 2021 CALVERT STEWARDS VOLUNTEER PROGRAM c/o Natural Resources Division 2880 Grays Road Prince Frederick, MD 20678 (410) 535-5327 Volunteer Portal: https://calvertstewards.galaxydigital.com/ Calvert Nature Society: www.calvertparks.org Calvert County Natural Resources Division: www.calvertcountymd.gov/NaturalResources .